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One life to give : martyrdom and the making of the American Revolution /
One Life to Give explores the spiritual origins of the American Revolution: martyrdom. John Fanestil traces the deep history of the tradition of martyrdom from its classical and Christian origins to the onset of the Revolutionary War. Ultimately, he articulates how the tradition of American martyrdo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Fortress Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. To Play the Man: English Protestant Martyrdom and the Core Curriculum of New England Martyrology
- 2. The Spirit of the Martyrs Revived: The Varied Spread of English Protestant Martyrdom in Colonial America
- 3. Join or Die: The Birthing of an American Brand of Martyrdom in the French and Indian War
- 4. An Aggravated Tyranny: American Martyrdom and the Raising of a Revolutionary Generation
- 5. Patriotism, This Noble Affection: American Martyrdom and the Revolutionaries' Coming-of-Age
- 6. Liberty or Death: American Martyrdom in the Continental Congresses
- 7. Nathan Hale: An Exemplary American Martyr
- Conclusion: American Martyrdom, the American Revolution, and Us
- Afterword
- Notes
- Index